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The author makes us consider what it really means about understanding someone's language? What basic human skill/ability is the author highlighting that cuts across all cultures?
Describe a time when you were at fault for not communicating with someone because of your own selfishness or lack of compassion.
Describe a time when you were at fault for not communicating with someone because of your own selfishness or lack of compassion.
The Relative
Advantages of Learning my Language by Amy Choi
1. The author opens the story
with an anecdote. What is the anecdote and what effect does it have on the
reader?
2. What is the author’s view of
the Chinese language in the 2nd paragraph?
3. What is symbolic about the
house that the Grandfather mistakes for his own? What does it say about the
assimilation of his family into Australian culture? What does it say about his
understanding of Australian culture? What is ironic about the inhabitants of
this house?
4. What does the death of her
grandfather inspire the author to do?
5. Why is she motivated to know
Chinese? What is it she wants to ensure she is able to, regretting that she
couldn’t do it with her grandfather?
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